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'Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities' 2017, 14-15 June at the University of Sussex
by Sharon Webb 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

This may be on interest to some on this list. Apologies for Cross Posting ******************** Preserving Abundance: The Challenge of Saving Everything 14-15 June 2017 University of Sussex, Brighton Early Bird Registration closes 1st May<http://dpassh.org/registration/> <http://dpassh.org/registration/>@dpasshconf #dpassh2017 The Sussex Humanities Lab (SHL) and the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) are hosting the second ‘Digital Preservation for Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities’ conference (DPASSH 2017) at the University of Sussex, Brighton, 14-15 June 2017. DPASSH is a response to the problem of digital preservation within the arts and social sciences domains. It seeks to address the complexities of long-term digital preservation of the full variety of research materials; and to encourage a long-term dialogue around the issues created by such preservation. We have also announced our programme and are excited about how the conference was developed. Papers, presentations, and expert panel discussions include representatives from the Bodleian Library, the British Library, the Digital Preservation Coalition, JISC, King’s College London Digital Lab, Mass Observation, National Library of Ireland, and much more. Further details found here: http://dpassh.org/programme/ Keynote Address: Lizzy Jongma Keynote title: “You’ve done it all, you’ve broken every code” Changing Digital Repositories into research spaces for Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities Best wishes, Sharon Dr. Sharon Webb (Chair, DPASSH 2017) Lecturer in Digital Humanities, Sussex Humanities Lab, School of History, Art History and Philosophy, University of Sussex, Falmer +44 1273 876744 @wsharon145

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Re: [Air-L] Displaying All YouTube Comments?
by Maurice Vergeer 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

Thanks Michael, you're correct. This is also possible with R package tuber. SO maybe for Claudia this is an option. The drawback is R has a steep learning curve. Not sure whether there is an easier solution. Python maybe? On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Michael Stewart <tgm(a)vt.edu> wrote: > Good afternoon, > > Thanks to the pointer from Maurice, I did a quick test, and the > documentation of their API is a little confusing, but the API can deliver > more than 100 results (I assume it can deliver all comments), but it just > paginates them based on the maxResults parameter. the response will include > nextPageToken which can be used to retrieve the next "page" of results. (I > tested for only 2 "pages" and was able to grab 200 comments with distinct > ids for a video) > > Also, I *think* that (in YT parlance) "commentThreads" is the more useful > api: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/commentThreads/list > > Michael > > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 1:49 PM Maurice Vergeer <m.vergeer(a)maw.ru.nl> > wrote: > >> Hi Claudia, >> >> I'm not sure it's possible to collect all comments. The YouTube API >> delivers 100 comments maximum ( >> https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/comments/list) To download >> the comments can be done with R tuber ( >> https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/tuber/tuber.pdf) >> If you need more you could try scraping the comments, but I am not sure >> this will work on YouTube. >> >> Hope his helps >> Maurice >> >> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 6:46 PM, Claudia Nazario < >> cnazario(a)email.arizona.edu >> > wrote: >> >> > Hello all, >> > >> > Is anyone aware of how to display all pages/comments a video has >> received >> > on YouTube at the same time (instead of clicking on "Show More" to load >> > additional comments)? >> > >> > I want to use a web tool to analyze the comments, but need all comments >> > visible simultaneously. >> > >> > Thank you in advance for any suggestions and/or alternatives. >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Claudia Nazario >> > >> > Ph.D. Candidate, Spanish & Portuguese >> > >> > University of Arizona >> > >> > >> > At the University of Arizona, "Anyone who directly witnesses a bias or >> hate >> > incident, believes they are a victim of bias or hate activity, or >> becomes >> > aware of an incident of bias or hate are encouraged to report the >> incident >> > to the Dean of Students Office and/or UAPD. Reports may be made >> > anonymously." >> > https://arizona-advocate.symplicity.com/public_report/ >> index.php/pid348626? >> > _______________________________________________ >> > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >> > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >> > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ >> > listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> > >> > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> > http://www.aoir.org/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ________________________________________________ >> Maurice Vergeer >> To contact me, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/5 >> For yesterday's news in perspective: http://www.echovannl.nl/ >> To see my publications, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/1 >> PGP public key: >> https://keys.mailvelope.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xE7BF24D19BE34017 >> ________________________________________________ >> _______________________________________________ >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ >> listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> http://www.aoir.org/ > > -- > > Michael Stewart, PhD Candidate > Virginia Tech Computer Science > Third Lab member > http://thirdlab.cs.vt.edu/ > -- > Global Perspectives Graduate Fellow > Innovation Catalyst Group Graduate Fellow with TLOS > -- > http://people.cs.vt.edu/tgm > tgm(a)vt.edu > (704) 900-1864 > 2202 Kraft Dr. > Blacksburg, VA 24060 USA > -- ________________________________________________ Maurice Vergeer To contact me, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/5 For yesterday's news in perspective: http://www.echovannl.nl/ To see my publications, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/1 PGP public key: https://keys.mailvelope.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xE7BF24D19BE34017 ________________________________________________

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Apps as social control
by Alfred BOWN (ENG) 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone knows of any scholarly articles dealing with mobile applications as tools for the state and corporate control or regulation of individuals? I am starting some work on this, from major social apps like FB and WeChat (I am in China) to official government apps like the 15 state apps created for the New York council and government. Looking to explore the ways in which these applications create new possibilities for social control, and wondering if anyone has any articles on the subject - or related - to recommend. All best Alfie -- ********************************************************************************** *Hang Seng Management College is incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability by guarantee.* This e-mail may be confidential and legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender by return e-mail. Thank you! Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. **********************************************************************************

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Re: [Air-L] Displaying All YouTube Comments?
by Maurice Vergeer 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Hi Claudia, I'm not sure it's possible to collect all comments. The YouTube API delivers 100 comments maximum ( https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/comments/list) To download the comments can be done with R tuber ( https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/tuber/tuber.pdf) If you need more you could try scraping the comments, but I am not sure this will work on YouTube. Hope his helps Maurice On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 6:46 PM, Claudia Nazario <cnazario(a)email.arizona.edu > wrote: > Hello all, > > Is anyone aware of how to display all pages/comments a video has received > on YouTube at the same time (instead of clicking on "Show More" to load > additional comments)? > > I want to use a web tool to analyze the comments, but need all comments > visible simultaneously. > > Thank you in advance for any suggestions and/or alternatives. > > -- > > Claudia Nazario > > Ph.D. Candidate, Spanish & Portuguese > > University of Arizona > > > At the University of Arizona, "Anyone who directly witnesses a bias or hate > incident, believes they are a victim of bias or hate activity, or becomes > aware of an incident of bias or hate are encouraged to report the incident > to the Dean of Students Office and/or UAPD. Reports may be made > anonymously." > https://arizona-advocate.symplicity.com/public_report/index.php/pid348626? > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ > listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ -- ________________________________________________ Maurice Vergeer To contact me, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/5 For yesterday's news in perspective: http://www.echovannl.nl/ To see my publications, see http://mauricevergeer.nl/node/1 PGP public key: https://keys.mailvelope.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xE7BF24D19BE34017 ________________________________________________

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9th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence (ICCCI 2017): Last Mile
by Announce Announcements 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

*** LAST MILE *** 9th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence ICCCI 2017 Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 27 - 29 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** Final Deadline: May 1st, 2017 (firm) *** Computational Collective Intelligence is most often understood as an AI subfield dealing with soft computing methods which enable making group decisions or processing knowledge among autonomous units acting in distributed environments. Web-based systems, social networks and multi-agent systems very often need these tools for working out consistent knowledge states, resolving conflicts and making decisions. ICCCI 2017 is the 9th edition of the conference organized by the University of Cyprus and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland, in cooperation with the IEEE SMC Technical Committee on Computational Collective Intelligence. The aim of the conference is to provide an internationally respected forum for scientific research in the computer-based methods of collective intelligence and their applications in (but not limited to) such fields as group decision making, consensus computing, knowledge integration, semantic web, social networks and multi-agent systems. Instructions to Authors Prospective authors of papers are invited to submit contributions for presentations at ICCCI 2017. The submissions should present the results of original research or innovative practical applications relevant to the conference topics. Practical experiences with state-of-the-art in CCI methodologies are also acceptable to reflect lessons of unique value for the conference attendees. Contributions should be original and not published elsewhere or intended to be published during the review process. The conference language is English. The conference proceedings of ICCCI 2017 will be published in the prestigious Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series by Springer and indexed by ISI(CPCI-S), Web of Science, EI, Scopus, DBLP, ACM Digital Library. All submissions should follow the LNCS/LNAI style and not exceed 10 pages. At least one full registration is required for each accepted paper in order to be included in the ICCCI 2017 proceedings. Each paper is to be submitted electronically as a single PDF file through EasyChair at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . To ensure high quality, all papers will be thoroughly reviewed by the ICCCI 2017 International Program Committee. Referees will be asked to nominate papers for a Best Paper award to be announced at the conference. All accepted papers must be presented by one of the authors who must register for the conference and pay the author registration fee. A selected number of accepted and personally presented papers, will be expanded and revised for possible inclusion in special issues of high quality scientific journals. Topics of Interest We welcome all submissions in the subjects of CCI related (but not limited) to the following topics: · Agent Theory and Application · Automated Reasoning · Cognitive Modeling of Agent Systems · Collective Intelligence · Collective Processing · Computational Biology · Computer Vision · Computational Intelligence · Computational Security · Consensus Computing · Cooperative Systems and Control · Cybernetics for Informatics · Data Integration · Data Mining for Social Networks · Distributed Intelligence · Evolutionary computing · Fuzzy Systems · Geographic Information Systems · Grey Theory · Group Decision Making · Hybrid Systems · Information Retrieval and Integration · Information Hiding · Intelligent Architectures · Intelligent Applications · Intelligent Buildings · Intelligent Control · Intelligent E-learning/Tutoring · Intelligent Image Processing · Intelligent Networks · Intelligent Transportation Systems · Knowledge Integration · Knowledge Representation · Knowledge-Based Systems · Logic in Intelligence · Machine Learning · Mobile Intelligence · Multicriteria Decision Making · Natural Language Processing · Optimization and Swarm Intelligence · Pattern Recognition · Probabilistic and Uncertain Reasoning · Rough Sets · Semantic Web · Smart Living Technology · Smart Sensor Networks · Soft Computing · Social Networks · Ubiquitous Computing · Web Intelligence and Interaction Important Dates · Submission of Papers: May 1, 2017 (firm) · Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: June 15, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: June 15, 2017 · Conference Dates: September 27-29, 2017 Organization Honorary Chairs · Costas Christophides, Rector of University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Pierre Lévy, University of Ottawa, Canada · Cezary Madryas, Rector of Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland General Chairs · Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs · Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania · Piotr Jedrzejowicz, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland · Kazumi Nakamatsu, University of Hyogo, Japan Organising Chair · Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Special Sessions and Workshops Chairs · Achilleas Achilleos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Bogdan Trawinski, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland Doctoral Track Chair · George Pallis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Publicity Chair · Christos Mettouris , University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organising Committee · Marios Komodromos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Christos Mettouris, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Rafa Kern, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Marcin Pietranik, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Zbigniew Telec, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland Steering Committee · Ngoc Thanh Nguyen (chair), Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland · Piotr Jedrzejowicz, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland · Shyi-Ming Chen, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan · Kiem Hoang, University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, Vietnam · Lakhmi C. Jain, University of South Australia, Australia · Geun-Sik Jo, Inha University, Korea · Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland · Ryszard Kowalczyk, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia · Toyoaki Nishida, Kyoto University, Japan · Manuel Núñez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

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Post Doc in Cardiff on Internet of Things policy...
by Madeline Carr 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Hi Everyone, Would you please forward this job link far and wide? We need someone to pick up this project asap - it's a terrific opportunity to work in a large research hub on the cyber security of the IoT. http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AYU495/research-associate-international-cooperati… Many thanks, Madeline Dr Madeline Carr Senior Lecturer in International Relations School of Law and Politics Cardiff University mobile: +44 (0)752 867 2088 email: carrm(a)cardiff.ac.uk twitter: @MadelineCarr Y Dr Madeline Carr Uwch-ddarlithydd Cysylltiadau Rhyngwladol Ysgol y Gyfraith a Gwleidyddiaeth Prifysgol Caerdydd ffôn: +44 (0)752 867 2088 e-bost: carrm(a)cardiff.ac.uk twitter: @MadelineCarr *Recently published...* *US Power and the Internet in International Relations: The Irony of the Information Age* (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)

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Media Studies: Three Associate Professor positions at the University of Oslo
by Katerina Houben 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Job opening: Three Associate Professor positions at the University of Oslo. The University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society. The Department of Media and Communication's (IMK) main purpose is to conduct research, education and dissemination on the modern media, their importance for society and for people. IMK has approximately 60 employees, including 10-12 doctoral candidates. Some 1,100 students are sitting for exams here every year. The department offers one-year study program on the Bachelor's level and a Bachelor's degree in Media Studies and Master's degrees in Media Studies, Nordic Media and Journalism. IMK is a multidisciplinary department, based on the academic traditions of the humanities and social sciences. Location: Oslo, Norway. Closing Date: 8 May 2017 Positions available: Associate Professor specializing in Innovation in the Media and Cultural Sector https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/136188/associate-professor-i… Associate Professor in Media Studies with specialization in Political Communication https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/136184/associate-professor-i… Associate Professor in Media Studies with specialization in Media Aesthetics https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/136159/associate-professor-i…

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Internet Governance Forum IGF2017 workshop proposal
by Ansgar Koene 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Dear colleagues, I am preparing a proposal for a roundtable discussion at the IGF2017 meeting in Geneva (December 18-21) on the topic of “(self) regulation of algorithmic systems that control online information access”. The draft abstract is at the end of the email. In keeping with the multi-stakeholder nature of the topic, and the IGF, I would like to ask for some suggestions regarding key people to invite to participate in the roundtable discussion. I would like a representative for each of the following, preferably also including cultural diversity: - Regulatory organization, e.g. data protection authorities - Civil-society group, e.g. Internet Society - Industry group - Professional association, e.g. IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in AI and Autonomous Systems - Academia Please feel free to disagree with the example organizations and suggest a better alternative. Did I forget an important group? Thank you very much for your suggestions, Ansgar --- Roundtable proposal abstract -- The increasing prevalence of online service personalization to optimizing search results, news and product recommendations and even political messaging has led to growing concerns regarding responsible implementation and management of these systems. Algorithmic decision processes relying on high-dimensional profiles that are derived from personal data, possibly involving machine learning methods, pose difficult challenges for providing meaningful transparency and guarantees of reliably fair performance. In recognition of these issues, various professional bodies, academics and regulatory organizations have recently started investigating this space, looking at causes/remedies against unjustified bias/disparate impact, means of establishing accountability, safeguarding privacy and exploring means for providing meaningful transparency/explanation of automated decision making. Proposed methods for addressing these issues include industry self-regulation, establishing of Standards, voluntary certification and government oversight (e.g. “an FDA for algorithms”). A recurring theme in many of these proposals is the need for trusted third-party experts to be involved in the evaluation process as means of establishing trust and protecting intellectual property. Given the cross-boarded nature of services provisions via the Internet this raises questions about jurisdiction. To maintain a free, open and trusted Internet where services are not restricted by nation or region, certification of algorithmic internet services will need international multi-stakeholder coordination. Some of the questions we will explore in this roundtable include: Can this be solved by self-certification based on international standards, as currently under development at the IEEE? Are efforts by industry groups, like the Partnership on AI, going to be enough to satisfy and retain the trust of peoples and governments? Is there a place/need to establish an international expert oversight body to provide trusted-third party certification? ---------- Dr. Ansgar Koene Senior Research Fellow: Horizon Policy Impact, CaSMa & UnBias Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute University of Nottingham http://casma.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://www.horizon.ac.uk/ https://sites.google.com/site/arkoene/ This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.

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Re: [Air-L] Questioning the filter bubble
by kiran gvr 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Hello David, Already some great suggestions. Below is a broad list of papers that discuss both sides of the broad topic of filter bubbles and polarization. I think it is a good addition to the above list by Alex, since these dont deal with fake news, necessarily. 1. If you are looking for *work specifically that questions the bubble*, here are a few (in chronological order). ------------------------------------------------------ Baldassarri, D., & Bearman, P. (2007). Dynamics of political polarization. American Sociological Review, 72, 784–811. David Weinberger. Echo Chambers = Democracy. In A Fine, M Sifry, A Rasiej, and J Levy, editors, Rebooting America, pages 32–37. Personal Democracy Press, New York, 2008. (argues that; 1) the Internet is too young to make conclusions about filter bubbles; 2) the empirical research that exists is very difficult to interpret; 3) fragmentation occurs in traditional media and in offline world; 4) democracy needs bubbles so that people in basic agreement can build relationships and be active in political movements.) Wojcieszak, M. E. and D. C. Mutz (2009). “Online Groups and Political Discourse: Do Online Discussion Spaces Facilitate Exposure to Political Disagreement?” In: Journal of Communication Brundidge, J. (2010). “Encountering ”Difference” in the contemporary public sphere: The contribution of the internet to the heterogeneity of political discussion networks”. In: Journal of Communication (internet facilitates communication) Kim, Y. (2011b). “The contribution of social network sites to exposure to political difference: The relationships among SNSs, online political messaging, and exposure to cross-cutting perspectives”. In: Computers in Human Behavior IDEOLOGICAL SEGREGATION ONLINE AND OFFLINE, MATTHEW GENTZKOW AND JESSE M. SHAPIRO (2011) (We find no evidence that the Internet is becoming more segregated over time.) Jacob Weisberg. Bubble Trouble Is Web personalization turning us into solipsistic twits?, 2011. URL http://goo.gl/ET1pO6 (paper from google saying web personalization is not responsible for bubbles) Kim, Y., Hsu, S.-H., & de Zúñiga, H. G. (2013). Influence of social media use on discussion network heterogeneity and civic engagement: The moderating role of personality traits. Journal of Communication, 63(3), 498–516 Michael a. Beam and Gerald M. Kosicki. Personalized News Portals: Filtering Systems and Increased News Exposure. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 91(1):59–77, 2014. (investigated the impact of personalized news web portals on political bias and found out the average news viewer seems to favor news that does not have bias towards a particular perspective.) The digital citizen: in worship of an echo (2014) https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/366752/ Messing, S., & Westwood, S. J. (2014). Selective exposure in the age of social media: Endorsements trump partisan source affiliation when selecting news online. Communication Research, 41(8), 1042–1063. Barberá, P., Jost, J. T., Nagler, J., Tucker, J. A., & Bonneau, R. (2015). Tweeting from left to right: Is online political communication more than an echo chamber? Psychological Science, Pablo Barbera. How Social Media Reduces Mass Political Polarization. Evidence from Germany, Spain, and the U.S. 2014 (found out that social media users receive information from a set of diverse sources, thanks to weak ties) FILTER BUBBLES, ECHO CHAMBERS, AND ONLINE NEWS CONSUMPTION (show that there’s no preferential media consumption) https://5harad.com/papers/ bubbles.pdf Bakshy, E., S. Messing, and L. Adamic (2015). “Exposure to ideologically diverse news and opinion on Facebook”. In: Science (argue that facebook facilitates ideologically diverse exposure) Kieron O’Hara and David Stevens (2015). Echo Chambers and Online Radicalism : Assessing the Internet’ s Complicity in Violent Extremism. Policy and Internet (argue that the evidence for bubbles is not strong enough for regulation and even if bubbles exist, users can escape them. Since users can live in looser and multiple networks (often thanks to social media), they have flexibility, choice and exposure to heterogeneous points of view.) Bright, J. (2016). “The Social News Gap: How News Reading and News Sharing Diverge”. In: Journal of Communication (argues something similar to the above, that social media facilitates diverse exposure) Bode, L. (2016). Who sees what? Individual exposure to political information via social media. In G. W. Richardson (Ed.), Social media and politics: A new way to participate in the political process. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. IS THE INTERNET CAUSING POLITICAL POLARIZATION? EVIDENCE FROM DEMOGRAPHICS (2017) http://www.nber.org/papers/w23258.pdf (they show that polarization is increasing for the older demographic, who generally don’t use the internet) ------------------------------------------------------ *2. Here are a few that support the existence of the bubble:* Slater, M. D. (2007). Reinforcing spirals: The mutual influence of media selectivity and media effects and their impact on individual behavior and social identity. Communication theory, (it is a spiral effect) McCarty, N. M., Poole, K. T., & Rosenthal, H. (2008). Polarized America: The dance of ideology and unequal riches. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (economic inequality and polarization are linked) Stroud, N. J. (2008). Media use and political predispositions: Revisiting the concept of selective exposure. Political Behavior, 30(3), 341–366. Iyengar, S., & Hahn, K. S. (2009). Red media, blue media: Evidence of ideological selectivity in media use. Journal of Communication, 59 Levendusky, M. (2009). The partisan sort: How liberals became Democrats and conservatives became Republicans. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Lawrence, E., Sides, J., & Farrell, H. (2010). Self-segregation or deliberation? Blog readership, participation, and polarization in American politics. Perspectives on Politics, 8(1), 141–157. (social media leading to polarization) Abramowitz, A. I. (2011). The disappearing center: Engaged citizens, polarization, and American democracy. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Stroud, N. J. (2011). Niche news: The politics of news choice. New York, NY: Oxford University Press (claim that polarization is due to media balkanization) Gentzkow, M., & Shapiro, J. M. (2011). Ideological segregation online and offline. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 44, 1–41. (both media and personal choice responsible for polarization) Iyengar, S., Sood, G., & Lelkes, Y. (2012). Affect, not ideology: A social identity perspective on polarization. Public Opinion Quarterly, 76(3), 405–431. Murray, C. (2013). Coming apart: The state of white America, 1960–2010. New York, NY: Crown Forum Arceneaux, K., & Johnson, M. (2013). Changing minds or changing channels? Partisan news in an age of choice. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. (“Balkanization of media consumption”) Levendusky, M. (2013). How partisan media polarize America. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. (claim that polarization is due to media balkanization) Arceneaux, K., & Johnson, M. (2013). Changing minds or changing channels? Partisan news in an age of choice. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press (claim that polarization is due to public choice and not media) Prior, M. (2013). Media and political polarization. Annual Review of Political Science, 16, 101–127. (both media and personal choice responsible for polarization) Himelboim, I., McCreery, S., & Smith, M. (2013). Birds of a feather tweet together: Integrating network and content analyses to examine cross-ideology exposure on Twitter. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 18(2), (social media leading to polarization) Abramowitz, A. I. (2014). Partisan nation: The rise of affective partisanship in the American electorate. >From “information” to “knowing”: Exploring the role of social media in contemporary news consumption (2014) (found out that especially those who have a small network on Facebook are vulnerable to the filter bubble effect (in terms of news consumption).) Edgerly, S. (2015). Red media, blue media, and purple media: News repertoires in the colorful media landscape. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 59, 1–21. (claim that polarization is due to public choice and not media) Nikolov D, Oliveira DFM, Flammini A, Menczer F. (2015) Measuring online social bubbles. PeerJ Computer Science (studied 4 years of communication data in a university network and found out that social media exposes the community to a narrower range of information sources) “Media Choice and Moderation: Evidence from Online Tracking Data” (2016) (Overall, the findings support a view that if online “echo chambers” exist, they are a reality for only very few people who drive the traffic and priorities of the most partisan outlets.) ------------------------------------------------------ Sorry for dumping this unorganized list here. I hope some of it is still helpful. We are in the process of preparing a tutorial on this subject. I can provide you with a much more well formatted list of references/summary in a month or so, if that is still of interest. Regards, Kiran Garimella, PhD student Aalto University https://users.ics.aalto.fi/kiran/ On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 11:10 PM, Sarah Ann Oates <soates(a)umd.edu> wrote: > Wow. More evidence that AoIR is worth a thousand lit reviews :) > > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Alex Leavitt <alexleavitt(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > First: > > > > An overview of the #fakenews conference at Harvard Law earlier this year: > > https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/02/the-fake-news- > > phenomenon-how-it-spreads-and-how-to-fight-it/ > > > > Some suggestions: > > > > Media Choice and Moderation:Evidence from Online Tracking Data. Andrew > > Guess, 2016. https://www.dropbox.com/s/uk005hhio3dysm8/GuessJMP.pdf?dl=0 > > and coverage by Brendan Nyhan (who also does work in this area): > > https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/upshot/relatively-few- > > people-are-partisan-news-consumers-but-theyre-influential.html > > > > Yochai Benkler's 2017 research report: > > http://www.npr.org/2017/03/14/520087884/researchers-examine- > > breitbart-s-influence-on-misleading-information > > > > Exposure to ideologically diverse news and opinion on Facebook. Bakshy, > > Messing, & Adamic, 2015. Science. > > http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2015/05/06/ > > science.aaa1160.full > > > > Guess, Andrew M. 2015. Measure for measure: an experimental test of > online > > political media exposure. Political Analysis 23(1): 59-75. > > https://academic.oup.com/pan/article-abstract/23/1/59/ > > 1448909/Measure-for-Measure-An-Experimental-Test-of-Online > > > > People trust news based on who shared it, not on who published it > > http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/03/avoiding-articles-from-the- > > creep-people-trust-news-based-on-who-shared-it-not-on-who-published-it/ > > --> (2016: > > http://www.mediainsight.org/Pages/a-new-understanding- > > what-makes-people-trust-and-rely-on-news.aspx > > ) > > > > Selective exposure in the age of social media: Endorsements trump > partisan > > source affiliation when selecting news online. Messing & Westwood, 2014, > > Communication Research. > > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Solomon_Messing/ > > publication/235763723_Selective_Exposure_in_the_Age_ > > of_Social_Media_Endorsements_Trump_Partisan_Source_ > > Affiliation_When_Selecting_News_Online/links/ > 0fcfd5134c3eb42dd5000000.pdf > > > > Also related: > > > > Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election. Allcott & Gentzkow, > 2017. > > https://web.stanford.edu/~gentzkow/research/fakenews.pdf > > > > Kate Starbird, @ University of Washington: > > https://medium.com/hci-design-at-uw/information-wars-a- > > window-into-the-alternative-media-ecosystem-a1347f32fd8f > > > > > > --- > > > > Alex Leavitt, Ph.D. > > Quantitative UX Researcher, Facebook Research > > http://alexleavitt.com > > Twitter: @alexleavitt <http://twitter.com/alexleavitt> > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Miguel, Cristina < > > C.Miguel(a)leedsbeckett.ac.uk> wrote: > > > > > Hi David, > > > > > > Flaxman et al. have another interesting paper about filter bubbles in > > > relation to news consumption: > > > > > > Flaxman, S., Goel, S., & Rao, J. (2016). Filter bubbles, echo chambers, > > > and online news consumption. Public Opinion Quarterly, 15(3), 209-227. > > > Chicago. > > > > > > Also check: > > > > > > Bozdag, E. (2013). Bias in algorithmic filtering and personalization. > > > Ethics and Information Technology, 15(3), 209-227. > > > > > > > > > My 2 cents! > > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > > > > > > > Dr. Cristina Miguel > > > Senior Lecturer > > > Business School > > > Leeds Beckett University > > > https://leedsbeckett.academia.edu/CristinaMiguel > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > From: Air-L <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of David > Brake < > > > davidbrake(a)gmail.com> > > > Sent: 02 April 2017 15:35 > > > To: AoIR mailing list > > > Subject: [Air-L] Questioning the filter bubble > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I’ve asked my students what they’d like to learn about I have not > already > > > covered and several of them have been asking about filter bubbles in > > social > > > media and virtual communities. What do people recommend these days for > up > > > to date discussion of filter bubbles? In particular arguments on *both* > > > sides. Here are two skeptical pieces I found about the filter bubble > > effect > > > FYI > > > > > > Flaxman, S., Goel, S., & Rao, J. M. (2013). Ideological segregation and > > > the effects of social media on news consumption. Retrieved from > > > http://www.justinmrao.com/bubbles.pdf > > > Gentzkow, M., & Shapiro, J. M. (2011). Ideological Segregation Online > and > > > Offline. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 126(4), 1799-1839. > Retrieved > > > from http://qje.oxfordjournals.org/content/126/4/1799.abstract > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dr David Brake, Researcher and Educator http://davidbrake.org/, > @drbrake > > > Author of "Sharing Our Lives Online: Risks and Exposure in Social > Media” > > > https://www.facebook.com/sharingourlivesonline < > > https://www.facebook.com/ > > > sharingourlivesonline> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ > > > listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to:- > > > http://disclaimer.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/disclaimer/disclaimer.html > > > _______________________________________________ > > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ > > > listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ > > listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > > -- > Sarah Oates > Professor and Senior Scholar > Philip Merrill College of Journalism > University of Maryland > College Park, MD 20457 > Email: soates(a)umd.edu > Phone: 301 405 4510 > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ > listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > -- -- Kiran

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Learning big data analysis from scratch
by Luis Hestres 23 Apr '17

23 Apr '17

Hello everyone, One of my perennial goals is to learn how to do big data research from scratch. Is there a comprehensive resource, such a a book or website, that walks you through all the steps if you don’t have a programming or database management background? Thanks, Luis - - - - - Dr. Luis E. Hestres Assistant Professor Department of Communication The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249-0732 http://www.luishestres.com<http://www.luishestres.com/> Want to support our tax deductible nonprofit work by contributing to the UTSA department of communication? Please visit: https://giving.utsa.edu/FriendsofCommunication Thanks for your support!

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